AutoZone Park

AutoZone Park
A Redbirds game at AutoZone Park
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Location200 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates35°8′35″N 90°2′57″W / 35.14306°N 90.04917°W / 35.14306; -90.04917
Public transitHeritage streetcar Main Street Line
at Union Avenue
OwnerCity of Memphis
OperatorMemphis Redbirds, LLC[3]
Capacity10,000 (2015–present)[8]
14,384 (2008–2014)[4]
14,320 (2000–2007)
Record attendance18,620 (August 31, 2008; Oklahoma RedHawks vs. Memphis Redbirds)[9]
Field sizeLeft field: 319 ft (97 m)
Left-center field: 360 ft (110 m)
Center field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right-center field: 373 ft (114 m)
Right field: 322 ft (98 m)[4]
SurfaceTifton 419 Bermuda grass[3]
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 15, 1998[1]
OpenedApril 1, 2000[2]
Construction cost$80.5 million[4]
($142 million in 2023 dollars[5])
ArchitectLooney Ricks Kiss
HOK Sport
Structural engineerStanley D. Lindsey & Associates[6]
Services engineerGriffith C. Burr Inc.[7]
General contractorBeers-Inman[2]
Tenants
Memphis Redbirds (PCL/AAAE/IL) 2000–present
Memphis 901 FC (USLC) 2019–present

AutoZone Park is a Minor League Baseball stadium located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and is home to the Memphis Redbirds of the International League, the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals. It also hosts Memphis 901 FC of the USL Championship, the second tier of U.S. soccer. In 2009, the stadium was named Minor League Ballpark of the Year by Baseball America.[10]

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  3. ^ a b "2016 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. 2016. pp. 214–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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  5. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Project: AutoZone Park Baseball Stadium". Geopier. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  7. ^ "Projects". OGCB, Inc. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  8. ^ McMillin, Zack (January 6, 2015). "AutoZone Park Transformation Under Way as Cardinals Add $2 Million to City's $4.5 Million". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Crowds in AutoZone Park History" (PDF). 2019 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2019. p. 106. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Leventhal, Josh (April 17, 2009). "Top 10 Ballparks". Baseball America. Retrieved March 28, 2014.